Tony Canales de NBC 5 / KXAS, Telemundo 39 y KXTX
NBCUniversal Local, the division of NBCUniversal that includes 43 NBC/Telemundo-owned stations, five regional sports networks, and three multicast networks, announced that Tony Canales is leaving his role as president/general manager of Telemundo Houston / KTMD and Telemundo Nuevo México / KASA to be the new president/GM of NBC 5 / KXAS and Telemundo 39 / KXTX in the Dallas-Fort Worth DMA, following the retirement of Tom Ehlmann, the station’s longtime general manager.
Hank Guerrero is vacating his role as VP of Sales for NBC Connecticut / WVIT and Telemundo Connecticut / WRDM to lead WVIT/WRDM as president/general manager, following general manager Diane Hannes’ retirement.
Canales and Guerrero’s new roles take effect immediately. They will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the respective stations and will manage all operations including the news, digital, sales, marketing/promotions, community affairs, and technology/operations departments.
Both will report to Valari Staab, Chairman, NBCUniversal Local, and will work closely with Manuel Martínez, president, of Telemundo Station Group.
“Tony and Hank are exceptional. They are collaborative and innovative, and represent the next generation of leaders in local broadcasting,” said Staab.
“Tony and Hank bring with them new ideas and perspectives and will build upon the great work that Tom and Diane have done for our stations. Both are really great to work with, and are very passionate about our work for our Spanish-speaking audiences,” added Martínez.
